Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elwood had a population of 373 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elwood had a population of 679 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eustis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bertrand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Josselyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Josselyn is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josselyn
- Westmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arapahoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cozad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Overton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orafino
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Loomis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Farnam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Edison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holdrege
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stockville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oxford Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Junction is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Mascot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gothenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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